Responses of Retinal Ganglion Cells to Exponentially Increasing Light Stimuli
- 8 December 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 134 (3493) , 1884-1885
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.134.3493.1884
Abstract
Action potentials of ganglion cells were recorded extracellularly from opened cat eyes. It was found that inhibition, as judged by discharge frequency, may depend upon rate of change of light intensity. Apparently the balance between excitatory and inhibitory inputs at the ganglion cell level depends upon rate of change of illumination. Visual purple bleaching or sensory adaptation taking place during the stimulation does not explain the results.Keywords
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